Service difficulty report · Spar Web · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
October 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21258
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Web
Part number
65192923
Condition
Cracked
Location
Center Wing
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CENTER WING, REAR SPAR, WEB LBL 17, CRACK REPAIR. THE CENTER WING REAR SPAR WEB WAS FOUND WITH A .5 TYPICAL CRACK NEAR THE UPPER SPAR CAP. THE CRACK IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-57A0182. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE WEB AND REPAIRED WITH AN ALUMINUM DOUBLER PER ER/A 368400-14AD, REV A.